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For the School Year
     2021-2022
    Audition Guide
 for Rising 6-8 Graders

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Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts
                                                   Audition Information

                                                             Table of Contents

SCCPSS Choice Program Information Guide .......................................................................................................... 4

Band Audition Requirements................................................................................................................................. 5

Chorus (Vocal Music) Audition Requirements ..................................................................................................... 10

Piano Audition Requirements .............................................................................................................................. 19

Orchestra Audition Requirements ....................................................................................................................... 22

Dance Audition Requirements ............................................................................................................................. 27

Theatre Audition Requirements .......................................................................................................................... 30

Visual Arts Audition Requirements ...................................................................................................................... 33

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SCCPSS Choice Program Information Guide

The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) published a
comprehensive guide regarding the district’s Choice Programs. For application
information, criteria for academics and behavior, important dates, and other
specific information, please refer to the district’s Choice Program Information
Guide, which can be found on their website, http://choice.sccpss.com.

This document contains supplemental audition information such as rubrics,
general information, expectations, and structure for Esther F. Garrison School for
the Arts middle school auditions (students only audition for grades 6-8).

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Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts
                               2021 – 2022 Band Audition Requirements

Garrison School for the Arts’ Band audition process follows the general procedure of the Georgia Music
Educators Association All-State and District Honor Band audition process, adjudication by three judges and
specific audition performance materials.

Students are expected to prepare and perform audition selections and demonstrate knowledge of music
terms and music listening skills. Students are strongly encouraged to purchase and use Excellence in Theory:
Method Book One to help improve music theory, music terms and ear training. The software program Smart
Music is also helpful for the audition process (smartmusic.com).

Music terms will be selected from last page of Essential Elements for Band method book.

The audition process:
   • Students must have their instrument and all necessary equipment needed for the performance
   • Students must have their Essential Elements Method Book One to the audition and show the method
      book at check-in
   • Students will perform the required material from one of the method books for the audition
   • Students, who are percussionists, must audition on both snare and xylophone

       Essential Elements for Band          Essential Elements 2000             Excellence in Theory
       Book 1                               Book 2                              Book One

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Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts
                                                          2021 – 2022 Band Audition Rubric
                                   Basic                             Poor                           Good                          Excellent                  Score
     Objective
                                  1 point                          4 points                        7 points                       10 points                 1 2 3
                              Holds instrument             Holds instrument properly.      Holds instrument properly.      Holds instrument properly.
                          improperly. Rarely sits up        Sits up some of the time;       Sits up most of the time;       Sits up straight with head
      Posture               straight; head down.            head down. Legs/ankles          head up. Feet flat on the        up. Both feet flat on the
                            Legs/ankles crossed.                     crossed.                  floor most of time.                     floor.

  Tempo/Steady            Rarely maintains a steady          Maintains a steady beat         Maintains a steady beat         Maintains a steady beat
                          beat. Plays at own tempo.         some of the time. Plays at     through most of the excerpt      through entire excerpt at
         Beat                                                     own tempo.                at teacher’s given tempo.        teacher’s given tempo.
  --------------------
                           Gives few notes and rests        Gives some notes and rests     Gives most notes and rests        Gives all notes and rests
      Rhythmic            proper value. (more than 4         proper value. (3-4 errors)     proper value. (1-2 errors)            proper value.
      Accuracy                      errors)

  --------------------    Plays few pitches correctly.     Plays some pitches correctly.   Plays most pitches correctly.    Plays all pitches correctly.
  Pitch Accuracy             (More than 4 errors)                  (3-4 errors)                    (1-2 errors)
  --------------------    Breath support unsteady.            Breath support steady           Breath support mostly         Excellent breath support.
     Intonation            Few pitches in tune and         sometimes. Some pitches in      steady. Most pitches in tune     Keeps pitches in tune and
                          even. (more than 4 errors)        tune and even. (3-4 errors)       and even. (1-2 errors)                  even.

    Articulation          Rarely plays with correct          Sometimes plays with          Mostly plays with correct        Always plays with correct
                         articulations (more than 4         correct articulations (3-4     articulations (1-2 errors)            articulations.
                                    errors)                          errors)
  --------------------     Rarely creates a flowing         Creates a flowing line of       Creates a flowing line of       Creates a flowing line of
      Phrasing             line of music. Breathes          music some of the time.         music most of the time.        music. Breathes in between
                         often, breaking the musical         Sometimes breathes in            Usually breathes in          phrases so as not to break
                                     idea.                     between phrases.                between phrases.                 the musical idea.

Additional for Percussion ONLY
                                                             Holds sticks or mallets
                            Holds sticks or mallets                                          Holds sticks or mallets
                                                           properly some of the time.                                        Holds sticks or mallets
                             improperly. Stands                                            properly most of the time
                                                            Has correct posture and                                          properly with correct
      Posture                 improperly and an
                                                               distance from the
                                                                                           with correct posture and
                                                                                                                           posture and distance from
                         incorrect distance from the                                           distance from the
                                                            instrument some of the                                              the instrument.
                                 instrument.                                                      instrument.
                                                                      time.
  Tempo/Steady           Rarely maintains a steady          Maintains a steady beat         Maintains a steady beat          Maintains a steady beat
                         beat. Plays at own tempo.         some of the time. Plays at         through most of the           through entire excerpt at
      Beat
                                                                 own tempo.                excerpt at teacher’s given        teacher’s given tempo.
                                                                                                    tempo.
  --------------------    Gives few notes and rests        Gives some notes and rests      Gives most notes and rests       Gives all notes and rests
      Rhythmic           proper value. (more than 4         proper value. (3-4 errors)     proper value. (1-2 errors)            proper value.
      Accuracy                     errors)
  --------------------
                         Plays few pitches correctly.          Plays some pitches             Plays most pitches           Plays all pitches correctly.
  Pitch Accuracy            (More than 4 errors)              correctly. (3-4 errors)        correctly. (1-2 errors)
                                                            Plays some of the notes
                               Rarely plays the                                            Plays most notes with the
                                                             with the articulations                                          Plays all notes with the
                         articulations marked in the                                       articulations marked in the
                                                           marked in the music. Plays                                      articulations marked in the
                              music. Rarely uses                                            music. Plays most of the
      Sticking             alternate sticking when
                                                           some of the rhythms with
                                                                                             rhythms with alternate
                                                                                                                              music. Plays all of the
                                                            alternate sticking when                                          rhythms with alternate
                         appropriate. (more than 4                                         sticking when appropriate.
                                                                  appropriate.                                             sticking when appropriate.
                                    errors)                                                        (1-2 errors)
                                                                   (3-4 errors)
                           Rarely creates a flowing
                                                            Creates a flowing line of       Creates a flowing line of       Creates a flowing line of
      Phrasing           line of music, breaking the
                                                            music some of the time.         music most of the time.                  music.
                                 musical idea.

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Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts
                               2021 – 2022 Band Audition Requirements

                                 Band Audition Sheet ~ Rising 7th – 8th Grade

Name: _______________________________________ Instrument: ________________________________
Grade: ________________       Present School: ____________________________________________

Do you play another instrument? _____________ If so, what instrument: ____________________________

               Etude to Play                  Possible score                Score and comments
 Concert F-Scale #167 (can be found in          50 Points
 Essential Elements 2000, page 35, Book
 2)

 Essential Elements Book 2 Exercise #106        50 Points

                                           Total points 100

 Notes:

Director: Michael Hutchinson
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                                   Band Audition Sheet ~ Rising 6th Grade

Name: _______________________________________ Instrument: ________________________________
Grade: ________________       Present School: ____________________________________________

Do you play another instrument? _____________ If so, what instrument: ____________________________

               Etude to Play                 Possible score                 Score and comments
 Concert F-Scale #167 (can be found in         50 Points
 Essential Elements 2000, page 41, Book
 1)

 Essential Elements Book 1 Exercise #65        50 Points

                                           Total points 100

 Notes:

Director: Michael Hutchinson
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                              2021 – 2022 Band Audition Requirements

 Band Audition for Rising 6th Graders

 Scales (Memorized)               Concert-F
                                  (Scales can be found in Essential Elements 2000, Book 1, Page 40)

 Prepared Music                   Essential Elements Book 1, Exercise #65

 Band Audition for Rising 7th and 8th Graders
 Scales (Memorized)               Scales can be found in Essential Elements 2000, Book 2, Page 35

 Prepared Music                   Essential Elements 2000, Book 2, #106

Important Audition Information:

The students should have their methods books, which includes their prepared piece and scales.

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Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts
                     2021 – 2022 Chorus (Vocal Music) Audition Requirements

 Scales (40 pts)                  Sing major scale using solfege
                                  Sing natural minor scale using solfege
 Prepared Music (60 pts)          “Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes”

Important Audition Information:

Sheet music and rehearsal tracks are included in this packet and on the Garrison School for the Arts website.

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Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes Solo Audition Rubric

Intonation/Pitch Accuracy
           10                  8                      6                       4                      2                     0
  ALL pitches are     NO MORE than           MOST of the            ONLY ABOUT HALF        LESS THAN HALF of      Student does NOT
  sung accurately,    two pitches are        pitches are sung       of the pitches are     the pitches are sung   sing the
  and pitch center is sung incorrectly;      correctly and/or       sung accurately        accurately and/or      correct pitches
  maintained at ALL   pitch center is        student tends to       and/or student         student                and/or student
  times with no       maintained with        sharp/flat only in     tends to be out of     demonstrates only      does NOT maintain
  tendencies to go    no tendencies to       extreme                tune ABOUT HALF        RARE                   any sense of
  sharp or flat.      go sharp or flat.      registers or vocal     of the time.           moments of correct     intonation.
                                             "breaks."                                     intonation.

Rhythmic Accuracy
          10                    8                       6                       4                     2                    0
 ALL rhythms are       NO MORE than two       MOST of the             ONLY ABOUT HALF        LESS THAN HALF       Student
 sung correctly and    rhythmic errors are    rhythms are sung        of the rhythms are     of the rhythms       demonstrates
 at the tempo of the   detected; student      correctly and/or        sung accurately        are sung             SIGNIFICANT
 accompaniment.        performs song at       student                 and/or student's       accurately and/or    PROBLEMS with
                       the tempo of the       OCCASSIONALLY           tempo is               Student              rhythm and/or
                       accompaniment.         has trouble singing     inconsistent with      demonstrates         student DOES NOT
                                              at the tempo of         tempo of               only RARE            maintain tempo
                                              accompaniment.          accompaniment.         moments of           with
                                                                                             correct tempo.       accompaniment.

Tone Quality
          10                     8                      6                      4                       2                    0
 Student               Student                Student                 Student                Student               Student does NOT
 demonstrates          demonstrates age       demonstrates age        demonstrates           demonstrates          demonstrate
 excellent vocal       appropriate            appropriate             correct technique      acceptable            correct vocal
 technique at ALL      technique ALMOST       technique MOST of       ABOUT HALF of          technique LESS        technique.
 times that is age-    ALL of the time;       the time, but some      the                    THAN HALF of the      Excessive strain or
 appropriate,          some breathiness       vocal strain occurs     time; strain or        time; tone            breathiness is
 pleasant to hear,     occurs in extreme      in extreme              excessive              dominated by          PERVASIVE
 and appropriate       registers/breaks.      registers/breaks.       breathiness occurs     strain or             throughout.
 for a choir.                                                         throughout vocal       extreme
                                                                      range.                 breathiness.

Breath Control/Phrasing
          10                  8                     6                        4                       2                     0
 Student              NO MORE than         Student                  Student                Student                 Problems with
 demonstrates         two errors           demonstrates             demonstrates           demonstrates            breath control
 excellent breath     related to           correct breath           correct breath         acceptable breath       and phrasing are
 control and          breath control/      control/phrasing         control/phrasing       control/phrasing        PERVASIVE
 phrasing at ALL      phrasing occur.      MOST of the time         ABOUT HALF of the      LESS THAN HALF of       throughout.
 TIMES.                                    with only occasional     time.                  the time.
                                           errors.

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                         2021 – 2022 Chorus (Vocal Music) Audition Requirements

Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes Solo Audition Rubric continued

Diction
          10                    8                       6                          4                   2                     0
 Student               Student                Student                   ONLY ABOUT HALF       Significant           Overall
 incorporates pure     demonstrates           demonstrates              of the time is the    problems related      performance was
 vowels, clear         correct and            correct diction           student               to diction are        so poor that other
 consonants, and       appropriate diction    MOST of the time,         demonstrating         occurring making      factors made
 correct syllabic      ALMOST ALL of the      but some vowels           correct diction; at   it                    assigning any credit
 stress at ALL times   time, but a few        sounds are not as         times it is hard to   impossible to         for dynamics/style
 at an appropriate     consonants are         pure as required in       understand the        understand the        impossible.
 level for his/her     missing.               choral singing.           lyrics.               text
 age.                                                                                         without looking at
                                                                                              the music.

Musicality/Dynamics and Style
          10                  8                         6                         4                     2                    0
 Student             NO MORE than            Student performs            Student only         Little attention is   Overall
 demonstrates        two errors related      MOST dynamics as            demonstrates         paid to dynamics      performance was
 correct style and   to dynamics occur       printed, but                printed dynamics     as printed and/or     so poor that other
 correct dynamics    during                  pop/country/musical         and/or               incorrect style is    factors made
 at ALL times.       performance.            theatre, etc. styles are    appropriate style    utilized              assigning any
                                             OCCASSIONALLY               ABOUT HALF of        throughout            credit for
                                             detected.                   the time.            performance.          dynamics/style
                                                                                                                    impossible.
                                                                                                   Georgia Music Educators, 2014

Links to music tracks:
Medium high and medium low:
http://internet.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us/schools/gvpa/arts/chorus/Lists/Announcements/DispForm
.aspx?ID=114&Source=http%3A%2F%2Finternet%2Esavannah%2Echatham%2Ek12%2Ega%2Eus
%2Fschools%2Fgvpa%2Farts%2Fchorus%2FLists%2FAnnouncements%2FAllItems%2Easpx

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                         2021 – 2022 Chorus (Vocal Music) Audition Requirements

                                                                                          Final
                                                                                          Score

          Student                                                       Grade
          Name
                                                                        Date

          (Scales – 40 pts.)
         Major scale      No Errors   Any Errors 0       Nat. Minor      No Errors 10     Any Errors 0
                          10                             Scale
         Ascending                                       Ascending
         Descending                                      Descending

                                                                          Total _____________

          (Scoring Rubric – 30 pts.)
         Solo                                    Pts   Solo                                    Pts.
         Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes              Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes
         Intonation/Pitch Accuracy                     Breath Control/Phrasing

         Rhythmic Accuracy                             Diction

         Tone Quality                                  Expressiveness, Musicality and Style

                                                                                  Total _____________

Notes:

Judge’s Signature: ____________________________________________________________________________

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                               Vocabulary Terms

             Terms that will be helpful during the audition process:

1. P                         Piano; soft, quiet
2. Moderato                  Tempo marking indicating restrained or moderate.
3. Crescendo                 Gradually getting louder.
4. Decrescendo               Gradually getting quieter, softer.
5. Rit.                      Ritardando; gradually getting slower.
6. Piu Mosso                 More movement, quicker.
7. ff                        Fortissimo; very Loud
8. pp                        Pianissimo
9. f                         Forte; Loud
10. mf                       Mezzo Forte; medium Loud
11. Legato                   Smooth and connected
12. Staccato                 Detached; separated from each other.
13. Vivace                   Tempo marking indicating fast and lively
14. Tempo                    How fast or slow; speed of the music.
15. Unison                   Same pitch
16. Marcato                  Marked; accented; stressed.
17.                          Fermata. Pause or hold at the discretion of conductor.
18. Rubato                   The practice of disregarding strict time for expressive effect.
19. Allegro                  Fast tempo marking.
20. Andante                  Tempo marking for slow.
21. A cappella               Unaccompanied vocal piece.
22. Rallentando              Slow gradually
23. Meno Mosso               Less motion
24. Grand staff              Staff with both bass and treble attached together.
25. Ledger Lines             Lines that extend the staff up or down.
26. Subito                   Suddenly

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Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts
                              2021 – 2022 Piano Audition Requirements

1. Each candidate must play one memorized selection from Bach’s Anna Magdalena Notebook.

The performance must be from memory, and candidates must submit a copy of their chosen selection by
Wednesday, February 24, 2021. This needs to be a clear scan or hard copy of all pages of their selected song.
Scans can be emailed to Erica.Gillette@sccpss.com or hard copies brought to Garrison between the hours of
8:00 – 3:00pm Monday-Friday.

2. Sightreading: Each candidate will be asked to sightread a short piece of music.

These audition requirements directly align with the National Standards of Music Education, the Georgia
Standards of Excellence Piano Curriculum, and are in Vertical Alignment with the program at Savannah Arts
Academy. Selection into Garrison does not guarantee passing the audition into Savannah Arts, but the
programs are aligned philosophically and curricularly.

Please see this video instructions on how to set up our camera on audition day:
https://youtu.be/OWBaPxdwtoE

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                          2021 – 2022 Piano Audition Requirements

Student Name: ______________________________________________ Date: ______________

Grade: ___________________

                                   PIANO AUDITION RUBRIC/SCORE SHEET
                  Bach:                                       Points Earned   Max. Points
                  Preparedness                                                    5
                  Technique                                                       5
                  Rhythm                                                          5
                  Memorization                                                    5
                  Interpretation                                                  5
                  Articulation                                                    5

                  Sight Reading:                              Points Earned   Max. Points

                  Articulation                                                    5
                  Rhythm                                                          5
                  Pitch Accuracy                                                  5
                  Dynamics and Interpretation                                     5

                                   TOTAL POINTS EARNED                        Max: 50
                                                (out of 50)

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                                             2021 – 2022 Piano Auditions Rubric
Student Name: ______________________________________________ Date: ______________

FIRST COMPOSITION (Maximum 30 points)
                                                                                                                                              Points    Max
                        5 points               4 points                3 points                2 points                   1 point             Earned
                                                                                                                                                       Points
Preparedness      Piece is appropriate   Piece is appropriate    Piece is not           Piece is not              Piece is not appropriate
                  for the audition as    for the audition as     appropriate for the    appropriate for the       for the audition as per
                  per guidelines AND     per guidelines AND      audition as per        audition as per           guidelines AND a copy
                  a copy of the score    a copy of the score     guidelines but a       guidelines but a          of the score was not
                  was provided for
                  judges by the
                                         was provided for
                                         judges but not by
                                                                 copy of the score
                                                                 was provided for
                                                                                        copy of the score
                                                                                        was provided for
                                                                                                                  provided for judges.                   5
                  submission             the submission          judges.                judges after the
                  deadline.              deadline.                                      submission
                                                                                        deadline.
Technique         Outstanding            Strong technique &      Satisfactory           Week technique            Poor technique and/or
                  technique & posture    posture                 technique and/or
                                                                 posture
                                                                                        and/or posture            posture                                5
Rhythm            Excellent              Very good               Good observation of    Weak observation          Poor observation of
                  observation of         observation of          rhythmic elements      of rhythmic               rhythmic elements
                  rhythmic elements      rhythmic elements       with mostly steady     elements and/or           and/or tempo                           5
                  with a steady tempo    with a steady tempo     tempo                  tempo
Memorization      Excellent memory       Very good memory        Good memory with       Weak memory with          Poor memory work with
                  work with no stops     work with very few
                                         stops
                                                                 few stops              several stops             many stops or inability
                                                                                                                  to complete piece
                                                                                                                                                         5
Interpretation    Outstanding            Strong execution of     Satisfactory           Weak execution            Poor execution with
                  execution of all       almost all dynamics,    execution of almost    with observation of       observation of few or
                  dynamics, agogics      agogics, and other      most dynamics,         only some                 no dynamics, agogics
                  and other musical      musical indications     agogics, and other     dynamics, agogics,        and/or other musical                   5
                  indications                                    musical indications    and other musical         indications
                                                                                        indications
Articulation      Outstanding            Very good execution     Good execution of      Weak execution of         Poor execution or zero
                  execution of all       of almost all           most articulation      very little               observation of
                  articulation
                  markings.
                                         articulation
                                         markings.
                                                                 markings.              observation of
                                                                                        articulation
                                                                                                                  articulation markings.                 5
                                                                                        markings.
SIGHT READING (Maximum 20 points)
                                                                                                                                             Points     Max
                        5 points              4 points               3 points                2 points                  1 point               Earned
                                                                                                                                                       Points
Articulation      Outstanding            Very good              Good execution of      Weak execution of        Poor execution or zero
                  execution of all       execution of           most articulation      very little              observation of
                  articulation
                  markings.
                                         almost all
                                         articulation
                                                                markings.              observation of
                                                                                       articulation
                                                                                                                articulation markings.                   5
                                         markings.                                     markings.
Rhythm            Excellent              Very good              Good observation       Weak observation         Poor observation of
                  observation of         observation of         of rhythmic            of rhythmic              rhythmic elements
                  rhythmic elements      rhythmic elements      elements with          elements and/or          and/or tempo
                  with a steady tempo    with a steady          mostly steady          tempo                                                             5
                                         tempo                  tempo

Pitch Accuracy    Excellent execution    Very good              Good execution of      Weak execution of        Poor execution of
                  of all pitches with    execution of           most pitches           pitches with little or   pitches with no
                  attention to key       almost all pitches                            no attention to key      attention to key
                  and/or accidentals     with attention to                             and/or accidentals       and/or accidentals                       5
                                         key and/or
                                         accidentals
Dynamics and      Excellent execution    Very good              Good execution of      Weak execution of        Poor execution of
Interpretation    of dynamics and        execution of           dynamics and other     dynamics and other       dynamics and other
                  other musical
                  indications
                                         dynamics and
                                         other musical
                                                                musical indications    musical indications      musical indications                      5
                                         indications

                                                                                                                   TOTAL ___________/50
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Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts
                             2021 – 2022 Orchestra Audition Requirements

6th Grade Audition Repertoire:
 1. Scales and Arpeggios -      Violin: D Major, 1 octave
    memorized                   Viola: D Major, 1 octave
                                Cello: D Major, 1 octave
                                Bass: D Major, 1 octave

                             **If the student has previously learned these scales using rhythm patterns or slurs, they
                             may play the scales as learned.
 2. Prepared solo            Ode to Joy, which can be found in Essential Elements, Book 1 (see page ).

7th Grade Audition Repertoire:
 1. Scales and Arpeggios;     Violin: G Major, 2-octaves
    memorized                 Viola: C Major, 2-octaves
                              Cello: C, 2-octaves
                              Bass: D Major, 1-octave
 2. Prepared solo            Solo of choice

8th Grade Audition Repertoire:
 1. Scales and Arpeggios        Violin: G, 3-octaves
                                Viola: C, 3-octaves
                                Cello: C, 3-octaves
                                Bass: F, 2-octaves
 2. Prepared solo            Solo of choice

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                                                          2021 – 2022 Orchestra Audition Requirements Rubric

                                 Basic                           Poor                           Good                                   Excellent
   Objective                                                                                                                                                             Score      Max
                                1 point                        4 points                        7 points                                10 points
                             Holds instrument           Holds instrument properly.     Holds instrument properly.               Holds instrument properly.
                       improperly. Rarely has good      Has good posture some of         Plays with good posture         Good relationship of bow to instrument.
                        posture; head and neck are     the time; head and neck are     most of the time; head and            Excellent use of sounding point.
                          tense. Holds instrument           not relaxed. Holds              neck are relaxed.           Creates different colors using different bow
  Posture and                      tightly.               instrument somewhat           Right hand position starts                         speeds.                                  10
  Use of bow           Holds bow improperly. Bow                  tightly.             off well but does not always                                                                points
                         does not move parallel to     Right thumb is not in correct           stay relaxed.
                                 the bridge.             position under the stick.      Bow is sometimes on the
                                                       Right hand fingers are tight.         sounding point.
                                                        Bow is off sounding point.        Bow is mostly straight.
Tempo/Steady            Rarely maintains a steady        Maintains a steady beat         Maintains a steady beat          Maintains a steady beat through entire
                        beat. Plays at own tempo.
       Beat                                             some of the time. Plays at          most of the time.                            excerpt.
--------------------                                           own tempo.                                                                                                           10
   Rhythmic                                                                                                                                                                        points
                        Gives few notes and rests      Gives some notes and rests      Gives most notes and rests          Gives all notes and rests proper value.
    Accuracy                  proper value.                   proper value.                  proper value.
Pitch Accuracy         Plays few pitches correctly.    Plays some pitches correctly.   Plays most pitches correctly.             Plays all pitches correctly.
                       Bow strokes are unsteady.          Bow strokes sometimes           Bow strokes are mostly       Excellent bow strokes. Keeps pitches in tune.                10
                          Few pitches in tune.         create a steady sound. Some        steady. Most pitches in                                                                  points
                                                              pitches in tune.                     tune.
  Articulation          Rarely plays with correct         Sometimes plays with          Mostly plays with correct       Always plays with correct articulations and
                         articulations and bow           correct articulations and       articulations and bow                        bow strokes.
                                                                                                                                                                                    10
                                 strokes.                      bow strokes.                     strokes.                                                                           points
    Phrasing           Rarely creates a flowing line    Creates a flowing line of        Creates a flowing line of     Creates a flowing line of music. Slurs and bow
                        of music. Does not follow       music some of the time.          music most of the time.       changes are always smooth. Bow changes and
                            bowings or shifts.         Bow changes and shifts are        Usually has smooth bow         shifts do not interfere with the musical idea.              10
                                                       jerky. Follows some of the          changes and shifts.                                                                     points
                                                           bowing and shifting
                                                               directions.
                                                                                                                                                      Total Points

Comments:

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Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts
                       2021 – 2022 Orchestra Audition Requirements

                            Middle School Orchestra Audition Sheet

Name: _____________________________________________________________

Instrument: __________________________________Grade: ________________

      Category/Task           Possible score                  Score and comments
Scale and Arpeggio 1            50 points

Prepared Solo                   50 points

                                 Total points 100

Comments:

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Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts
                       2021 – 2022 Orchestra Audition Requirements

Cello (see page 28):

Double Bass (see page 28):

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Viola (see page 28):

Violin (page 28):

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Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts
               2021 – 2022 Garrison Dance (Ballet/Modern) Audition Requirements

Each candidate will provide the adjudicators with the following:
A jump drive/memory stick* with 4 videos of the candidate performing the following combinations:
    • Splits- In this video, you should demonstrate your right and left split with both arms raised up in high 5 th
       with side angle to the camera. You should perform your middle split facing the camera.
    • Pirouette Combination- (Refer to the video reference on the Garrison webpage) 8 counts of balance in
       passé relevé followed by a single pirouette en dehor and a double pirouette en dehor from 5th position.
       (The music file for this combination can be downloaded from the Garrison webpage).
    • Grand Allegro Combination- (Refer to the video reference on the Garrison webpage) Across the floor:
       Balancé (2x), Waltz turn, tombé pas de bourreé glissade sauté de chat, piqué arabesque, (traveling in
       reverse) chassé tour jeté, (traveling forward) tombé pas de bourreé to 4th position double pirouette en
       dehor, finish in 4th position. Perform this combination traveling to the right and to the left. (The music file
       for this combination can be downloaded from the Garrison webpage).
    • Solo- the solo should be 45 seconds long. It should include 2 jumps and 2 turns. The music should be
       instrumental music only. The styles of dance should be ballet, modern, jazz and/or contemporary. Dancers
       may extend the 45-second solo time ONLY if performing a classical ballet variation.

*Jump drive/memory stick
1. Jump drive/memory stick should be labeled with the applicant’s name on the outside of it. Jump
   drives/memory sticks will not be returned after the audition.
2. Jump drive/memory stick should be brand new with only 4 combinations on them. No other files should be on
   the jump drive/memory stick.

Audition attire:
   • Females- Black leotard, pink tights, pink ballet shoes. No warm-ups or cover up skirts
   • Males- White t-shirt (tucked in), black gym shorts or male ballet tights, black ballet or jazz shoes. No warm-
       ups

Audition information:
   • The format for videos should be in .mp4 files. Each of the 4 combinations should have its own individual
       .mp4 video file on the jump drive/memory stick with the name of the combination labeled for each file.
   • Video recordings should be recorded in a well-lit space.
   • At all times during the combinations, the dancer should be visible from head to toe in the video.
   • The grand allegro combination should be performed seamlessly as demonstrated in the example video
       provided on the Garrison webpage. Dancers should not stop in the middle of the combination to adjust for
       spacing.
   • Costumes should not be worn. Pointe shoes should not be worn. Refer to the audition attire above.

                                                                          Dance Technique              Points Available
                              The audition point break-
                                                               Dance Technique                                65
                                    down is as follows:        Ballet Presentation                            10
                                                               Solo                                           25
                                                                                              TOTAL          100
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Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts: 2021 – 2022 Dance (Ballet/Modern) Audition Rubric
   Student Name: __________________________________________________ Date: ____________________ Grade: ___________
DANCE TECHNIQUE (Maximum 65 points)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Points     Max
                                 5 points                                  4 points                               3 points                               2 points                               1 point
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Earned    Points
               Accesses rotation from the hip joint, uses     Accesses rotation from the hip         Use of rotation from the hip joint,    Little evidence of accessing           No evidence of accessing rotation
Use of         full rotation on both standing and gesture     joint, uses full rotation in either    ability to use full rotation on        rotation from the hip joint, unable    from the hip joint
               leg, maintains rotation in stillness, body     standing leg or gesture leg, mostly    standing or gesture leg, ability to    to use full rotation on standing or                                                         5
Turn-out       positions and in motion                        maintains rotation in stillness,       maintain rotation in stillness,        gesture leg, unable to maintain
                                                              body positions and in motion           body positions and in motion is        rotation in stillness, body
                                                                                                     inconsistent                           positions and in motion
               Correct alignment during plié (knees over      Correct alignment during plié          Deviation from proper alignment        Little evidence of proper              No evidence of proper alignment,
Use of Plié    toes, heels down in demi, etc.), uses full     (knees over toes, heels down in        during plié, mostly uses full range    alignment during plié, unable to       full range of motion or
               range of motion, plié is functional in         demi, etc.), mostly uses full range    of motion, functional use of plié in   use full range of motion, plié lacks   functionality in plié                                5
               preparing for and landing from                 of motion, plié is functional in       preparing for or landing from          functionality in preparing for or
               movements                                      preparing for or landing from          movements in inconsistent              landing from movements
                                                              movements
               Clear articulation of the feet (toe, ball,     Feet push through the floor for        Lacking one or more qualities of       Feet do not push through the           No attention to functionality of
Use of Feet    heel & heel, ball, toe), feet push through     functionality, feet and ankles are     proper use of feet technique, but      floor, feet are not always             the feet or stretch from the ankle,
               the floor, feet and ankles are stretched in    stretched in movements and             student does have a basic concept      stretched from the ankle, some         mostly sickled                                       5
               movements and positions without sickling       positions without sickling most of     of proper techniques.                  sickling
                                                              the time
               Student is able to achieve full split right,   80% achievement of proper              60% achievement of proper              40% achievement of proper              20% achievement of proper
Flexibility    left and center. Student is able to use        flexibility                            flexibility                            flexibility                            flexibility
               flexibility in extensions                                                                                                                                                                                                5

               Student possesses the strength to hold         80% achievement of proper              60% achievement of proper              40% achievement of proper              20% achievement of proper
Strength       positions, extensions and balances             strength                               strength                               strength                               strength
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        5

Musicality     Ability to move accurately within the          Ability to perform movements           Difficulty utilizing musical           Little evidence of correct use or      Lacks awareness of the
               musical phrase – also known as “filling the    correlating to the musical phrase,     phrasing during movement               understanding of musical phrasing      connection of movement phrase
               music”                                         some errors in phrasing                sequences                                                                     to musical phrase                                    5

Rhythm         Ability to accurately reproduce the            Ability to perform movements           Deviation from correct rhythm          Little evidence of ability to move     Lacks awareness of beat and
               correct rhythm in movement sequence –          correlating to the beat or rhythm                                             to the correct beat or rhythm          rhythm
               also known as “being on the beat” or “on       some errors in replication of                                                                                                                                             5
               the counts”                                    rhythm
               Appropriate plié for take-off and landing      Minor deviation from appropriate       Lacking one or more qualities of       Difficulty with most elements of       Lacks awareness of take-off,
Execution of   including heels down, clear articulation of    plié for take-off and                  proper jump technique, but             jump technique                         landing and placement of the
               the feet, proper body placement during         landing or clear articulation of the   student does have a basic concept                                             body for jumps                                   10
Jumps          the jump                                       feet or proper body placement          of proper jump technique
                                                              during the jump
               Clear preparation and landing position of      Minor deviation from clear             Lacking one or more qualities of       Difficulty with most elements of       Lacks awareness of preparation,
Execution of   turn, proper placement of feet, legs and       preparation & landing position of      proper turning technique, but          turning technique                      landing, placement of the body,
               arms during desired turn, clean spot while     turn, or proper placement of feet,     student does have a basic concept                                             and spotting for turns                           10
Turns          executing turn                                 legs & arms during desired             of proper turning technique
                                                              turn, or clean spot while
                                                              executing turn

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Points     Max
  (continued)                        5 points                                4 points                             3 points                              2 points                             1 point
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Earned    Points
Alignment           Clear alignment through the upper and       Occasional deviation from proper     Lacks ability to maintain             Inability to maintain proper         Lacks awareness of proper
                    lower body in stillness and in motion       alignment in stillness and in        alignment in either stillness or in   alignment through stillness and in   alignment in stillness or in motion
                    including, neutral pelvis, neutral spine,   motion                               motion                                motion                                                                                    5
                    neutral ribcage, and scapula pulled down
                    and back
Reproduce           Ability to quickly process movement         Ability to process movement          Difficulty processing movement        Limited ability to process           Inability to process movement
Material            information and accurately reproduce        information and adequately           information and frequent              movement information and with        information & mistaken
                    movement sequences                          reproduce movement sequence          misconception of movement             mistaken reproduction of             reproduction of movement                             5
                                                                with occasional misconception of     vocabulary                            movement vocabulary                  sequences or total omission of
                                                                movement vocabulary                                                                                             sections
BALLET PRESENTATION (Maximum 10 points)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Points     Max
                                     5 points                                4 points                             3 points                              2 points                             1 point
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Earned    Points
                    Well-developed ability to perform           Occasional dysfunction in ability    Difficulty in coordinating            Limited kinesthetic awareness and    Lacking kinesthetic awareness and
Coordination/       synchronized tasks and proper execution     to perform synchronized tasks        synchronized tasks or execution of    knowledge of proper ballet port      knowledge of proper ballet port
                    of ballet port de bras                      and proper execution of ballet       proper ballet port de bras            de bras                              de bras is not evident                               5
Port de Bras
                                                                ported bras
                    Understanding and integration of near,      Moderate understanding and           Difficulty utilizing all areas of     Vague idea of personal kinesphere    No evidence of understanding of
Use of Space/       middle and far reach space and              integration of personal kinesphere   personal kinesphere and difficulty    and action space zones and           personal kinesphere or spatial
                    sophisticated sensitivity to group          and occasional deviation from        maintaining spatial                   inaccurate perception of spatial     relationships                                        5
Spatial
                    interactions in space                       choral/unison movement and           relationships                         relationships
Awareness                                                       spatial awareness
SOLO PRESENTATION (Maximum 25 points)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Points     Max
                                   9-10 points                              7-8 points                           5-6 points                            3-4 points                           1-2 points
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Earned    Points
Movement            Ability to use a wide array of physical     Fundamentally sound ability to       Basic knowledge of stylization of     Difficulty executing a variety of    No evidence of understanding the                 10
Quality             effort actions                              move with different                  movement                              effort actions                       quality of movement necessary
                                                                energies
(style, artistry)
Performance         Ability to express emotional context in     Ability to express emotional         Ability to express emotional          Insufficient demonstration of        No evidence of understanding of
Quality             movement and ability to control and         context in movement and control      context in movement some of the       qualitative range in movement        performance possibilities
                    maintain proper focus and presentation      and maintain proper focus and        time                                                                                                                        10
                                                                presentation most of the
                                                                time
Technical           Ability to accurately execute technique     Frequently demonstrates              Inconsistent accuracy executing       Mistaken perception of technique     No understanding of technique
Proficiency         fundamentals during                         accuracy in technique                technique during performance          fundamentals during                  fundamentals during performance
                    performance                                 fundamentals during performance                                            performance                                                                               5
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Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts
                             2021 – 2022 Theatre Audition Requirements

Tips for a Professional and Great Virtual Audition
    • All auditionees need to be standing upright. Blocking should be included and may involve multiple
        levels that might require a chair.
    • Be sure you have front lighting.
    • Make sure you are projecting your voice because you’ll be further away from your microphone.
    • Be aware of your surroundings – backgrounds should be clutter and noise free.
    • Cameras should be placed fully in front of you showing your full body. Your camera should not be
        placed where you will be looking in a downward angle.
    • Your audition should begin with a slate. A slate is where the auditionee clearly states their full name,
        monologue title or character name, and resource where the monologue/play was chosen or play it is
        from.
    • No props or costumes – props and costumes during a monologue tend to cause more distractions.
    • Students should dress to impress – this is like a job interview, so please dress accordingly.
    • Practice, practice, practice. You should practice HOW and WHERE you will be performing your audition,
        in advance, by following the above recommendations. The more you have settled prior to your
        audition, the more smoothly your audition will go.

Monologue
Each candidate will memorize and perform a 30-45 second monologue. The monologue must be from a
published play or published monologue anthology (for teens or children). Samples of monologues that are
approved and may be used are available on the Theatre page of the Garrison website under “Shared
Documents” on the left-hand side. No poems, original works, or screenplays will be accepted. The monologue
is worth 0-50 points.

 Monologue                                         Points Available
 Professionalism                                   10
 Character                                         10
 Voice                                             10
 Movement                                          10
 Redirection                                       10

Dramatic Cold Read
Each candidate will participate in a dramatic cold read of a script provided by the judges at the time of the
audition. This is an assessment of overall reading ability and natural ability to understand a text and perform
it with a 30 second preparation. The dramatic cold read portion of the audition is worth 0-40 points.

 Cold Read                                          Points Available
 Volume and Clarity                                 10
 Phrasing and Timing                                10
 Character Emotions                                 10
 Physicality                                        10

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Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts
                                                    2021 – 2022 Theatre Audition Requirements

Monologue (Maximum of 50 points)
                                                                                                                                                Points    Max
                                   10-8 Points                  7-5 Points                   4-2 Points                  1-0 Points
                                                                                                                                                Earned   Points
                             •    SLATE - Clearly held    •   SLATE - Mostly clear     •   SLATE - Somewhat        •   SLATE - Unclear
                                  the moment to the           articulation of              clear articulation of       articulation of
                                  end, clear slating          student name and             student name and            student name and
                                  articulation of             title of piece, mostly       title of piece.             title of piece Limited
                                  student name and            clean and direct,            Somewhat confident          energy and reserved
                                  title of piece.             minor errors, mostly         approach and                approach. Could be
                             •    Thoughtful,                 energetic, mostly            personable.                 more personable,
                                  motivated, creative,        personable and               Somewhat clean and          clean and direct.
                                  and smooth                  confident approach.          direct. A few errors.       Several errors.
       Professionalism

                                  transitions.            •   Mostly smooth and        •   Somewhat smooth,        •   Transitions could be
                         •       Appropriate material         creative transitions,        thoughtful, creative,       more motivated,
                                 within actor’s               mostly thoughtful            motivated                   creative, smoother,
                                 capabilities                 and motivated                transitions.                and thoughtful.                    10
                         •       Lines and blocking           transitions.             •   Questionable choice     •   Inappropriate
                                 well executed in a       •   Material not                 of material                 material
                                 creative manner and          completely within        •   Often demonstrated      •   Numerous problems
                                 memorized                    the actor capabilities       problems with lines         with lines or
                         •       Never broke              •   Demonstrated                 or blocking                 blocking
                                 character                    problems with lines      •   More confidence         •   Confidence lacking
                         •       Confident and poised         or blocking                  needed
                                                          •   Slight character
                                                              break
                                                          •   Appeared confident

                         •       Utilizes adept vocal     •   Clearly projected,       •   Some difficulties in    •   No projection and/or
                                 techniques with              articulate voice, with       dialogue and                articulation. No
                                 specific choices to          vocal variety (pitch,        projection, resulting       vocal variety to
                                 find the voice of the        rate, tone, tempo,           in difficulty of            express the
                                 character (intonation        volume, inflection),         understanding. Lack         character.
                                 and connotation,             used throughout the          of vocal variety
       Voice

                                 subtext revealed, and        scene.                       techniques.                                                    10
                                 vocal emotion).
                         •       The orchestration of
                                 vocal techniques
                                 solidifies director’s
                                 vision within the
                                 playwright’s intent.
                             •     Brings individuality   •   Sustained                •   Believable moments      •   Characterization is
                             •     Active tactics             believability                occur within piece.         not believable or
                                   connected to               connected to the         •   Character                   present.
                                   character.                 text.                        development is          •   Student exhibits 1 to
                             •     Risks taken within     •   All choices are well-        evident.                    2 choices: obstacle,
                                   framework of given         defined: obstacle,       •   Students exhibit 3 to       tactic, motivation,
  Character

                                   circumstances.             tactic, motivation,          4 choices: obstacle,        subtext,
                             •     Honest discoveries         subtext,                     tactic, motivation,         mannerisms, and
                                   and realizations as        mannerisms, and              subtext, mannerisms,        physicality.                       10
                                   the character.             physicality.                 and physicality.        •   No character
                                   Character makes a      •   Character makes a            Character attempts          journey.
                                   clear journey.             journey.                     to make a journey.      •   No character layers
                             •     Strong depth of        •   Character displays       •   Character displays a        present.
                                   character.                 different layers.            flat single layer.

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1-0 Points             Points    Max
                          10-8 Points                   7-5 Points                      4-2 Points
                                                                                                                                            Earned   Points
                  •     Blocking, gestures,       •   Blocking, gestures,  •        Non-intuitive blocking •      No variety in
                        facial expressions            facial expressions,           and gesturing, and a          movement
                        create a new insight          posture are                   disconnect from the    •      Frequent breakdown
                        into the text and             motivated by the              text.                         of traditional blocking
                        character.                    text.                •        Actor demonstrates a          rules
                  •     Actor maintains a         •   Actor represents a            character that is not  •      Character represents
    Movement

                        grounded presence,            character that is             grounded (posture &           the student and not
                        utilizes levels and           grounded, while               presence that is              the textual identity                10
                        positioning to create         demonstrating proper          indicative of your
                        a believable                  stage positioning.            character) within the
                        character.                                                  scene.
                  •     Dynamic, engaging,
                        and connected stage
                        compositions
                        enhance.
                   The student                    The student was able to        The student was able to      The student had difficulty
    Redirection

                   demonstrated excellent         follow direction and make      follow direction and make    following directions. They
                   ability to follow direction,   strong changes in voice        some changes in voice        lacked the ability to
                   changed their voice and        and physicality.               and physicality.             change their voice and                  10
                   physicality.                                                                               physicality.

Dramatic Cold Read (40 Points Possible)
                                                                                                                                                     Points
                                 10-8 Points                7-5 Points                   4-2 Points                1-0 Points
                                                                                                                                                      Max
Volume & Clarity           Student spoke very         Student spoke mainly         Student’s voice was        Student’s voice was
                           clearly, and had           in a clear voice, and        sometimes clear, and       rarely clear, and did                   10
                           excellent projection.      projected adequately.        used some projection.      not project.
Phrasing &                 Student used excellent     Student used good            Student needs to           Student either spoke
Timing                     timing and phrasing.       timing and phrasing.         improve on timing and      too quickly, or too
                           Part/role was spoken       Part/role was spoken         phrasing. Part/role was    slowly through the
                           in a steady voice.         in a voice that was          hard to understand         script.                                 10
                           Student used an ideal      usually steady. Student      because the student
                           pace for the role.         spoke at a good pace.        spoke too quickly, or
                                                                                   slowly.
Character                  Student used only          Student used good            Student tried a few        Student did not relay
Emotions                   appropriate voice          voice fluctuations, and      voice fluctuations, and    the emotions of the
                           fluctuations and           expression to enhance        some expression.           character because of
                           expressions to enhance     meaning of the part          Student was somewhat       missing voice
                           meaning of the part        played. Student              believable as the          fluctuations and                        10
                           played. Student made       worked toward getting        character.                 expression.
                           others believe that        into character.
                           he/she really was the
                           character.
Physicality                Student had excellent      Student missing one of       Student missing two of     Student looked down
                           posture, held the          the following: excellent     the following: excellent   the entire time. Paper
                           paper upright, used        posture, held the            posture, held the          was held low or at the
                           thumb as a guide on        paper upright, used          paper upright, used        student’s side. No
                           the side of the page,      thumb as a guide on          thumb as a guide on        focus on their other.                   10
                           and kept bringing focus    the side of the page,        the side of the page,
                           back to their other.       and kept bring focus         and kept bring focus
                                                      back to their other.         back to their other.

TOTAL __________/90

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Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts
                             2021 – 2022 Visual Arts Audition Requirements

The Visual Arts audition has two main components, which include the art portfolio and the drawing evaluation
(see rubric on the following page).

Each candidate will present a portfolio that demonstrates a good understanding of the elements of art and
principles of design. The student will also be asked to complete an observational drawing during the audition.

Art Portfolio
The art portfolio is a collection of original artworks showcasing the artist’s diverse range of skill and ability
using a variety techniques, media, subject matter, themes, sizes, formats, and conceptual ideas.

The art portfolio for the audition should contain a total of three artworks, including one piece from each of
the following categories:

           •   Observational artwork: artwork created from direct observation from life. This work may
               include the human portrait, still-life objects, landscapes, and animals using a variety of media
               such as pencil, charcoal, colored pencil, pastel, paint, etc.
           •   Additional work: may include mixed media, three-dimensional designs, observation drawings,
               or two-dimensional designs.
           •   Drawing evaluation: this artwork will be created during the audition

Drawings and paintings should range in size from 8.5 x 11” to no larger than 18 x 24”. Avoid notebook paper.
Artworks copied from published photographs or other artists’ works, including Anime, Manga, cartoons, or
images of celebrities should not be submitted. All work should be from the artist’s own hands and not
plagiarized in any way.

The portfolio may receive a maximum score of 40 points:

                               Art Portfolio                       Points Available
                               One Observational Artwork                   20
                               One Additional Artwork                      20

Drawing Evaluation
During the audition, students will be required to draw a still-life from observation. The drawing will be
evaluated based on evidence and understanding of line, tone, form, perspective, emphasis, and composition.
Students will have approximately 45 minutes to complete the drawing.

The drawing evaluation may receive a maximum score of 60 points:

                                    Drawing Evaluation            Points Available
                                Composition                              20
                                Technique                                20
                                Value                                    20

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Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts
                                      2021 – 2022 Visual Arts Audition Rubric

Student Name:______________________________________________________Date:___________________

Current School:_____________________________________________________Grade:__________________

 ART PORTFOLIO (Maximum 40 points)
                                                                                                                     Points    Points
                 17-20 points         13-16 points         9-12 points          5-8 points          0-4 points
                                                                                                                     Earned   Available
 One           Outstanding           Strong              Satisfactory        Weak technique      Poor technique
 Observation   technique and         technique and       technique and       and little          with little or no
 Drawing       attention to          some attention      little attention    attention to        attention to                   20
               detail                to detail           to detail           detail              detail
 One           Artwork is            Artwork is very     Artwork is          Artwork is weak     Artwork does
 Additional    excellent and         good and            average and         but                 not
 Work          communicates          communicates        communicates        communicates        communicate                    20
               with the viewer       with the viewer     with the viewer     with the viewer     with the viewer

 DRAWING EVALUATION (Maximum 60 points)
                                                                                                                     Points    Points
                 17-20 points         13-16 points         9-12 points          5-8 points          0-4 points
                                                                                                                     Earned   Available
               Excellent use of      Very good use of    Good use of art     Weak use art        Poor use of art
 Composition   art elements and      art elements        elements and        elements and        elements and
               design principles     and design          design principles   design principles   design principles              20
                                     principles
               Excellent use of      Very good use of    Average use of      Weak use of         No evidence of
 Technique     perspective and       perspective and     perspective and     perspective and     perspective
               contour devices       contour devices     contour devices     contour devices     and/or contour
               to create the         to create the       to create the       to create the       devices to create              20
               illusion of depth     illusion of depth   illusion of depth   illusion of depth   the illusion of
               and space             and space           and space           and space           depth or space
               Excellent use of      Very good use of     Average use of     Weak use of         No evidence of
 Value         light and shade to    light and shade     light and shade     light and shade     use of light and
               create the illusion   to create the       to create the       to create the       shade to create                20
               of form.              illusion of form.   illusion of form.   illusion of form.   the illusion of
                                                                                                 form.

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